Tag Archives: broken end

Selvedge troubleshooting – success!

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

At least so far. I am employing all tips and hints! So in a way not very good troubleshooting because I don’t really know what is making the difference. But there does seem to be a difference. I have woven … Continue reading →

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More on the broken selvedge end

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Apparently this has happened to others! I have found some reasons this is happening to me. Peggy Osterkamp discusses these reasons in this post: too much draw, not enough slack in the weft, or the weft is pulled too tightly … Continue reading →

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Weaving again – small problem with selvedge

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

I am weaving this weekend! I’m well into towel three. I seem to have this small problem with my right selvedge – it keeps breaking! The yarn does look frayed and I don’t know what is causing the fraying.This is … Continue reading →

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Hmmm spoke too soon

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

I have woven about 18 inches when I noticed the threading error. It is actually captured very nicely in the header photo! Had I really looked, I would have seen it. The error was just about in the center of … Continue reading →

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Weaving has begun…but not without a step back or two

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

I checked the threading, really I did. I checked it twice! And I did catch one error. We had to make a permanent heddle into a temporary one. (We – my husband helped!) I tied on and got good even … Continue reading →

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